Built To Go! A #Vanlife Podcast

Jeff Wagg
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Built to Go is your #vanlife companion for long days on the road, working on your rig, or just relaxing by that perfect spot. Self-build? Living in your vehicle? Stealth Van? Our magazine format has something for every #vanlife interest.

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    274 Truck Camper Lessons, Easy Water, Ghost Dancing, Converters, Lady Van, Epiphany

    Finally, we hit the road, and we learn some things about truck camper life. We'll also explore a simple water system, talk about ways to adjust voltage, visit a Lady Van, Ghost Dancing and learn a very important thing on the drive home.  Every truck camper comes with its own bug museum.   PRODUCT REVIEW Digury 5 Gallon Water System https://amzn.to/3KebLCW A PLACE TO VISIT Ghost Dancing https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/ghost-dancing-van-missouri RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION The Lady Van https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89UwM8sLg9c FCC Notice: If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    56 min

  2. 17 SEPT

    273 10 Forgotten Roads, Gorilla Rubber Spray, Volo, Dickson Mounds, TripIt

    There's more than just Route 66! Let's explore some other roads of legend. We'll also spray some goo, solve a weird furnace problem, visit the Batmobile, and explore an unexpected and unbelievable museum with a big problem. The mystery begins. Nice diorama The Canton Toll Booth And the issue at hand.  What the museum used to look like.  PRODUCT REVIEW Gorilla Rubber Spray https://amzn.to/41UFhUd A PLACE TO VISIT Volo Museums https://www.volocars.com RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Trip It https://www.tripit.com   FCC Notice: If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    1h 4m

  3. 10 SEPT

    272 Pickup Truck Instead? Stealth Advice, Propane Lockers, Mississippi Parthenon, Aldi

    In the past week, I realized that my truck is the perfect vanlife vehicle for me. Learn why! And we'll visit Aldi, Mississippi, have a bit of a cry, and explore the basics of stealth camping. The transplant begins. NEWS Starlink Slow Mode https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-replaces-free-pause-mode-with-5-monthly-charge   Bluetti Power System https://www.theverge.com/news/767283/all-in-one-vanlife-power-system-rvsolar-bluetti   Grizzly Pacifica Concept https://www.autoguide.com/auto/auto-news/chrysler-pacifica-grizzly-peak-concept-is-all-about-that-vanlife-44624167 PRODUCT REVIEW USB Water Pump amazon.com/dp/B08DCCJ3FH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title A PLACE TO VISIT Windsor Ruins, Gibson, MS https://roadsideamerica.com/story/12415 RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Stealth Camping Guide https://beyondthebucketlist.co/vanlife-stealth-camping/ FCC Notice: If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    1h 4m

  4. 3 SEPT

    271 Controlling Noise, USB Water Pump, Toyota Plant, Front Hitches

    This week, we offer 10 ideas for keeping noise down in your van, play with a USB water pump, visit a Toyota plant, explain why use front hitches are, and learn how to tie some important knots.  Sunset indeed. NEWS De Minimis Shipments Taxed https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/what-end-de-minimis-exemption-means-us-shoppers-businesses-2025-08-29/ New Way to Harness Solar Power https://www.technology.org/2025/09/03/black-metal-could-give-a-heavy-boost-to-solar-power-generation/ Man Fined for Sitting https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/saratoga-springs-storyteller-issued-tickets-21022015.php PRODUCT REVIEW USB Water Pump amazon.com/dp/B08DCCJ3FH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title A PLACE TO VISIT Toyota Plant Tour https://tmmc.ca/en/plant-tour/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Camping Knots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzAgyJWp4Og Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    36 min

  5. 27 AUG

    270 Absorption Fridge, Matawan, Hardboard, AI Role Play, Self Recovery

    The 3-Way fridge is falling out of fashion, but should it? Maybe not! We'll also visit a gruesome scene, talk about dangerous deeds, talk to Willy Wonka, and tell a tale of peril in Arizona. Just yards away for her permanent pasture. A PLACE TO VISIT Matawan Memorial https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/matawan-new-jersey-shark-attack-of-1916 Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    50 min

  6. 20 AUG

    269 Rag & Bone Buffet, Autocamp, BT Remote, 100 Best State Parks, Ohms

    Lots of corrections and updates this week, plus a visit to an Autocamp, 100 Best State Parks, A Remote, and A Bit of Resistance Mathieson State Park NEWS Bob Wells on the legality of Vanlife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-psEy2K30Tw Americans put the brakes on #VanLife https://www.ft.com/content/c31e24db-4f19-4bb8-8aa5-e93167606ba1 Embracing Van Life in Retirement https://www.success.com/embracing-van-life-in-retirement/ PRODUCT REVIEW Bluetooth Car Stereo Remote https://amzn.to/4oZfHr4 A PLACE TO VISIT Autocamp https://www.autocamp.com RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Top 100 State Parks https://www.hometogo.com/united-states/state-parks/#state-park-index-methodology Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    58 min

  7. 13 AUG

    268 Digital Nomads, ANZAC Memorial, A Wren, Flexi Solar, Polarity

    Do you live in your van or out of your van? We'll take an in-depth look at one person's story. We'll also try out a moisture meter, wash dishes without water, learn about a particular border, and visit a very nice Sandwich.  If you're looking for my personal articles, you can find them at https://peregrinus.ghost.io The entrance to the ANZAC Memorial   NEWS DEF CHANGES https://www.thedrive.com/news/epa-tells-truck-makers-to-stop-forcing-limp-mode-for-low-def HOMELESSNESS CRIMINALIZED https://www.axios.com/2025/08/12/trump-dc-homelessness-crackdown-advocates BLM LAND UNDER ATTACK https://wessiler.substack.com/p/mike-lee-reintroduces-smaller-public PRODUCT REVIEW Bouge RV 200w Flexible Solar Panel https://amzn.to/4lpmozm A PLACE TO VISIT ANZAC Memorial https://www.anzacmemorial.nsw.gov.au/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Citizen Remote https://www.citizenremote.com   Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    53 min

  8. 6 AUG

    267 Living in the World, Moisture Meter, Waterless Washing, Sandwich, Border Map

    Do you live in your van or out of your van? We'll take an in-depth look at one person's story. We'll also try out a moisture meter, wash dishes without water, learn about a particular border, and visit a very nice Sandwich.  If you're looking for my personal articles, you can find them at https://peregrinus.ghost.io A church, a bed, and a person known simply as "the best."   PRODUCT REVIEW Moisture Meter https://amzn.to/3J40Afm A PLACE TO VISIT Sandwich, MA https://www.sandwichmass.org/ TECH TALK MagiCare Cleaning Cloths https://amzn.to/45qcVSL RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION The "100 Mile Border" https://reason.com/wp-content/uploads/assets/db/14891731882597.jpg Criminal Legal News https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2025/jul/1/understanding-your-constitutional-rights-100-mile-border-zone-primer-non-citizens-united-states-when-confronted-law-enforcement/   Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.

    50 min
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Built to Go is your #vanlife companion for long days on the road, working on your rig, or just relaxing by that perfect spot. Self-build? Living in your vehicle? Stealth Van? Our magazine format has something for every #vanlife interest.

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